DELIVERANCE

Matthew 8:30-32
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust.

Jesus Heals Two Demon-Possessed Men

30 There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding in the distance. 31 So the demons begged, “If you cast us out, send us into that herd of pigs.”
32 “All right, go!” Jesus commanded them. So the demons came out of the men and entered the pigs, and the whole herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water.


Do you think Jesus knew what was about to happen? I do. Jesus knew the reaction of the herd.

I am an animal lover. I swerve to miss the squirrel running across the road. Now if I have to make a choice, say, between the safety of a bus load of kids vs. the poor little squirrel … the kids win every time.

That’s where I perceive that Jesus was. His choice was between the deliverance of two men from demon possession and the suicide plunge of the herd of pigs. Jesus would choose our deliverance every time.